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Business of Innovation / Rethread Africa

27 July 2023

 10 minutes
More than 80% of the maize plant goes to waste after every harvest season as only around 15% is used. This means that valuable resources and energy in sowing, growing, and harvesting the plant are being lost while it has the building blocks to make fibres. And the amazing thing is that this is not only the preserve of maize but the same script is found in other fibre-rich agro-waste including sugarcane bagasse and pineapple leaves that Rethread Africa is currently exploring.

Out of Africa: A Journey from Farm to a Fabric of the Future

Quite famously known as the ‘Green City in the Sun’, Nairobi has a bunch of students from its leading university figuring out an “incredible alternative” on how to use agro-waste, specially from maize—the principal staple food of Kenya—and pineapple, connecting the farming community to fashion in a way that both people and the planet not only survive but thrive.

By
  • Richa Bansal
 Interview
Collection: Sea Change
Innovation / GCA 2023

9 June 2023

 3 minutes
The ten Global Change Award winners.

Global Change Award winners Announced, H&M Doubles Grant and Winners

The 2023 edition of the Global Change Award has a total of 10 winners and will share a €2 million grant from nonprofit H&M Foundation. The grant has been doubled.

By
  • Staff Writer
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